Document
The nature of third-millennium settlement : the example of al-Tikha (Rustaq) an Umm an-Nar site on the Batinah coast of Oman.
Identifier
DOI: 10.1111/aae.12218
Source
Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy. v. 33, 1, p. 49-84
Contributors
Country
United States.
City
New Jersey
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Inc.
Gregorian
2022-11-01
Language
English
English abstract
al-Tikha is a mid to large Umm an-Nar (c. 2700–2000 BC) settlement situated near Rustaq at the back of the Southern Batinah coastal plain in the Sultanate of Oman that was discovered (or rediscovered) in 2014. The site is unique because its layout and spatial organisation are very largely (possibly completely) visible on the surface. This includes two separate areas of stone-built housing, a large pottery scatter of varying density, three or four typical Umm an-Nar round towers and a small cemetery consisting of at least four tombs, along with a few other features. The layout of the site is described and discussed in detail, in particular, in relation to what it might tell us about the nature of Umm an-Nar settlement and social organisation more generally. The location of the site within a pattern of repeating Umm an-Nar settlement along Wadi Far (Wādī al-Farʿī) is also described and discussed.
ISSN
0905-7196
Category
Journal articles